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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018043513 · 4/12/2018 · Sanderson Farms, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Location
4039 River Ridge Road, SUMMIT, MISSISSIPPI, 39666
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing scrap material from a machine when the employee's right index fingertip was caught and amputated in the machine. The machine was guarded and energized at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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